There's lots to see and do in our Festival Fringe!

Advanced booking required - Deadline: Tuesday 10 May.

WORKSHOPS - Browse the range of workshops available each day, led by professional musicians and leading arts organisations - there is something for everyone!

SATELLITE STAGES - Register to perform! - If you performed in our Regional Festival Series earlier this year, you could perform on one of our satellite stages across the city, including the Festival Tent.

Workshops

MASSED VOCAL WORKSHOP WITH THE NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN

Come and join choral specialist Robbie Jacobs and singers from the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain in high-energy workshops packed with games, activities and NYCGB’s signature vocal mash-ups designed to develop vocal technique, musicianship and ensemble skills.

The National Youth Choirs of Great Britain exist to discover and foster exceptional musical talent, to provide inspirational teaching and guidance, and to thrill audiences with passionate and innovative music-making.

OPEN ACCESS SINGING WORKSHOP WITH ‘FRIDAY AFTERNOONS’, ALDEBURGH MUSIC

Aldeburgh Music’s ‘Friday Afternoons’ is an international singing project for young people. These singing workshops will be fun and lively and will draw on newly-commissioned songs by Jonathan Dove. The songs are accessible to all, and so anybody interested in exploring new music – singers and instrumentalists alike – should come along!

Aldeburgh Music, founded in 1948 by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, combines a world-class venue, annual Festival and year-round performance programme with wide-ranging education and community projects and the UK’s largest portfolio of artist development programmes, for young people (aged 8-18) and emerging and mid-career artists.

NUT / Infinity LIVE

Infinity LIVE is a music workshop based on the Back to Bass resource. Bring your class to this special day of music making, which will include:

A hands-on music workshop in the CBSO Centre led by Richard Frostick - teacher, workshop leader and choral director. This will involve classes preparing a short musical phrase or rhythm in advance of the event that will be used in the workshop.

Tickets to Music for Youth's National Festival where you can hear groups of inspiring young musicians perform in Birmingham's most prestigious concert halls. This could either be watching some of the UK’s most exciting choirs in the Town Hall or infant & junior groups in Symphony Hall.